CAMP[9] abstracts can be submitted for talks, posters, or both.

🗓️ Important Dates

Open Review Account (if needed): August 21, 2026 by 11:59 PM PST.

  • The Open Review platform has a somewhat slow profile creation time– it can take up to 2 weeks for people who use a non .edu address for their account.
  • If you have never used Open Review before, please create your profile ASAP if you intend to submit or review!
  • Request an Open Review account

Abstract Deadline: September 4, 2026 by 11:59 PM PST.

Reviewer Registration: September 4, 2026 by 11:59 PM PST.

  • We encourage PhD students, postdocs, industry folks, and faculty alike to sign up to review! (Please make sure you have an Open Review account as well!)
  • Reviewer sign-up form

✍️ Submission Details

Abstracts conform to the Human Sentence Processing Conference standard. Abstracts are limited to 1 page of text, with an optional second page containing figures, references, and example materials. Abstracts must be submitted in pdf format on letter page size (8.5” x 11”) with 11pt Arial font and 1 inch margins. While the submission should be anonymous, in-text references and citations do not need to be anonymized.

Dr. Mayaan Keshev has written a beautiful document with more details on what goes in to a great submission.

Submissions reporting in-progress studies are invited, provided that:

  • Data collection has commenced in some form and is expected to be completed (including data analysis) by the date of presentation;
  • Detailed information about the current state of data-collection is provided, including the intended sample size and how the data will be analyzed;
  • Interpretation of possible outcomes with regard to the research question is clearly articulated.

Student and post-doc research will be prioritized over faculty authors, and junior faculty over more senior faculty for presentations. First authors must be based at an institution located in California.

Talks will be selected based on (a) quality, as assesed by reviewers, (b) student author status, (c) balance across areas of study.